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Karl Tuplin British Antarctic Survey Halley VI Project Manager Halley VI: An Antarctic Research Station.

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1 Karl Tuplin British Antarctic Survey Halley VI Project Manager Halley VI: An Antarctic Research Station

2 Resilience – the ability to recover quickly from or adjust easily to misfortune, change or disturbance. “…. the profession of a civil engineer being the art of directing the great sources of power in nature for the use and convenience of man …..” Extract from the ICE Charter Antarctic construction challenges – temperatures, ice, wind, snow accumulation, logistics

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6 History of Halley Three Generations of Halley Station

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9 Sea Ice - 2003Sea Ice - 1999

10 All cargo to be input during the first construction season Dramatic increase in quantity of cargo

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14 relocation Testing

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20 Construction Stages

21 Steel Frames transported on the ship and towed over the sea ice as a whole. (9 ½tonnes)

22 Construction Stage 1: Temporary Skis Removed

23 Construction Stage 2: Hydraulic Legs & Permanent Skis Attached.

24 Construction Stage 3: M&E Cassettes Installed & Floors Installed

25 Construction Stage 5: Room Pods Placed

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27 Construction Stage 6: Steel Superstructure Added

28 Construction Stage 7: Cladding Installed

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30 Corridor Floor Installed

31 M&E Services in the Ceiling Void Installed & all Services connected up

32 Ceiling Panels Installed Completed Module towed round to Halley VI Site for the Winter

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43 Fabrication

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59 Relocation: an Antarctic tradition

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69 Central (social) module

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